5/1/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/1/24
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Rock band with an electrical-sounding name
ACDC

5A
Fireplace residue
Ash

8A
Small round marks
Dots

12A
Person who says things that aren’t so
Liar

13A
City that hosts Carnival for short
Rio

14A
Native American tribe with a Great Lake named after it
Erie

15A
#1 hit for Labelle (1975) and Christina Aguilera Lil’ Kim Mya and Pink (2001): 2 wds.
Lady Marmalade

18A
Dinnertime neckwear for an infant
Bib

19A
Young Sheldon actress Osment
Emily

20A
Elite operative in the US Navy
Seal

22A
With open ___ (welcoming)
Arms

23A
With 33-Across #1 hit for the Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992): 2 wds.
Ill Be

24A
Two-piece band
Duo

25A
___ Wants to Be a Millionaire
Who

28A
Pinkish like some cheeks
Rosy

29A
Forbid
Ban

30A
Big League ___ (bubble gum brand)
Chew

31A
Female animal tended by a shepherd
Ewe

32A
Salsa for one
Dip

33A
See 23-Across
There

34A
Religious branch
Sect

35A
Longings
Yens

36A
Covered with ooze
Slimy

38A
Hairy primate
Ape

39A
#1 hit for Little Eva (1962) and Grand Funk Railroad (1974): 2 wds. hyph.
The Locomotion

44A
Where hockey players compete
Rink

45A
___ up (drink as a cat would)
Lap

46A
Bay ___ (San Francisco’s environs)
Area

47A
The Martian author Weir
Andy

48A
Hospital sections for urgent cases: Abbr.
Ers

49A
Actress Melissa Joan ___ who won $1000000 for charity on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Hart

1D
Will that be ___? (waiter’s question)
All

2D
Spy group in Jason Bourne films: Abbr.
Cia

3D
Guy with children
Dad

4D
Childish person who’s constantly whining
Cry Baby

5D
Middle East native typically
Arab

6D
Title for Lancelot
Sir

7D
Baseball hit called a dinger: 2 wds.
Home Run

8D
Shops that sell sliced meats
Delis

9D
Like an exam with no written portion
Oral

10D
___ Cats (Purina brand of kitty litter)
Tidy

11D
___ eye to eye (agree)
See

16D
Unit of distance for a hiker
Mile

17D
Shotgun shells for example
Ammo

20D
Like a tortoise in terms of speed
Slow

21D
What ___ could go wrong?
Else

22D
Adjust to the environment
Adapt

23D
Hot temper
Ire

25D
What time?
When

26D
His and ___
Hers

27D
Be in arrears
Owe

29D
Vehicle used during a triathlon
Bicycle

30D
Extremely fast African cat
Cheetah

32D
Band’s sample tape
Demo

33D
Misspelling in a headline say
Typo

34D
Smooth and satiny
Silky

36D
Leg part above the ankle
Shin

37D
Friends Romans countrymen ___ me your ears
Lend

38D
Sound boosters connected to instruments
Amps

39D
___-la-la (song syllables)
Tra

40D
Item that resembles a canoe paddle
Oar

41D
Radio host Glass who’s known for his eyeglasses
Ira

42D
___ the fields we go laughing all the way
Oer

43D
Singer ___ King Cole
Nat